HOLMES SEED COMPANY, HARRISBURG, PA.— FODDER 



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Manurial Crops 



The farmer who is getting poor yields because of impoverished soil is doing a great injustice 

 to himself. The Chief thing it needs is organic matter, and if he cannot afford to give enough of 

 this in the form of manure, he can afford to grow and turn down certain good cover crops for fer- 

 tilizing. Chief among them are the legumes and members of the pea and bean family. The clovers 

 of various kinds are beneficial as soil renewers. The poor man who would enrich his soil should do 

 so, not by expensive commercial fertilizers, but by growing legumes and turning them down. He 

 can then add lircie, phosphoric acid in the form of acid phosphate, and potash in the form of Kainit 

 or wood-ashes, alnd will find the soil then to contain fairly well-balanced rations for plant-food, and 

 be rich and productive in a few seasons. 



Cow Peas 



Valuable for producing milk, growing young stock and fattening all kinds of domestic fowls 

 and animals. Effective fertilizer. Ruling ^prices to-day. Write, as prices may have changed. 

 i ■ . By Express or Freight 



at Purchaser's Expense 



Black. Quick to mature, well adapted for late planting 



Clay. Tall; large green leaves; large yellow pod... 



Xiargfe BlacJs: Eye. Extremely early; matures in 6 to 8 weeks 



New Era. Very regular variety. Matures in 60 to 75 days 



Whip-poor-will. Matures early. One of the best for late planting. 



Pk. 

 ?0.85 

 .85 

 .85 

 .85 

 .85 



Bus. 

 ?3.25 

 3.00 

 3.25 

 3.00 

 3.25 



Soja Beans 



Soja Beans take the place of Clover where the soil is not fertile, both for hay and for fertiliz- 

 ing purposes. Sure cropper. One of the richest of natural stock foods. Sow about one bushel per 

 acre. i Pk. I Bus. 



Mammotli Yellow $0.75 | $2.75 



Dwarf Essex Rape 



Extensively grown for sheep forage, and for green maniTre. Farmers who desire to get young 

 cattle, sheep or lambs into favorable condition to be sold adva.ntageously in the Fall, can do it most 

 cheaply by growing this. Three pounds of seed per acre. Per lb. 15 cts., postpaid. By freight or ex- 

 press: Per lb. 10 cts., bushel of 60 lbs., $5.00; 100 lbs. and over at 8 cts. per lb. 



Sorghum, or Sugar Cane 



Sorghum is a sweet fodder of most luxuriant growth. There is no better feed for horses. Fed 

 to cows proves a great milk producer, and is a wonderful feed to fatten hogs. Gem Sorghum will 



E airly Amlier. Grows 11 to 12 feet; seed excellent food for stock and poultry. 



EABI^IT GEM. Highly recommended for horses and cows 



Early Orangre. Largely planted in the Southern States 



By Mail, 

 Postpaid 



Lb. 



3 lbs. 



$0.20 



$0.55 



.25 



.65 



.20 



.55 



By Exprgss or 

 FreiglTIsjNot 

 Prepffid 



Pk. 

 $0.85 

 1.00 

 .85 



Bus. 

 $3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 



Field Peas 



Peas are second only to Clover in their soil-enriching properties, and can be grown under al- 

 most any condition. The vines make rich, nutritious hay. 



Canada Field Peas. A small-seeded very hardy Pea, valuable to sow early in 

 Spring, in connection with stifE-strawed oats, to produce green foliage for 

 making ensilage, or to turn under 



Xiarg'e Marrowfat. Growth immense. Excellent for hay 



Pk. 



Bus. 



10 bu. 





(601b.) 



perbu 



$0.50 



$1.75 



$1.65 



1.25 



4.50 



4.25 



Spring Vetch 



Used for the same purpose as Sand Tetch, but will not thrive on poor soil or withstand ex- 

 tremes of weather as successfully. Sow with oats, using a bushel of each an acre. Per lb., postpaid, 

 20 cts. By freight or express: Lb. 10 cts., 10 lbs. at 7 cts. per lb., bushel $3.00, 100 lbs. $6.00. 



Sandy Hairy, or Winter Vetch 



A large-yielding and nutritious Winter forage crop; splendid for grazing and soil-improving. 

 An annual, but resows itself and will come up year after year on the same ground. Thrives on poor 

 light land. May be sown in Spring or Pall with about half a bushel of Rye or Oats for support Per 

 lb., postpaid, .25 cts. By express or freight at 20 cts. per lb., 100 lbs. $16.00. 



Millets 



Prices Sulbject to Changfe. 



Common Millet. Best quality 



G-erman, or Golden Millet. Our seed is Southern-grown; will produce more 

 than double the fodder usually got on the same ground. 4 to 5 feet. Sow 

 one bushel to the acre 



Japanese Millet. Valuable as a quick-growing forage and ensilage crop. 6 

 to 8 feet. Use 1 0 to 12 pounds per acre 



Pparl Millet, or Pencillaria. Immense jdelder; 8 to 10 feet; can be cut sev- 

 eral times during a season. Sow 10 pounds to the acre 



Siberian Millet. Very productive; 4 to 5 feet. Withstands drought wonderfully 



Hungarian Grass 



Valuable forage plant of the Millet family, but not so coarse, 

 cultivated same as Millet , , , . . 



Sown and 



By Mail, 



Postpaid 



By Express or 

 Freight, JSTot 

 Prepaid 



Lb. 



3 lbs. 



Pk. 



Bus. 



0.15 



$0.40 



$0.40 



$1.50 



.15 



.40 



.50 



1.75 



.15 



.40 



.75 



2.50 



.30 



.75 



1.50 



. 5.25 



.15 



.40 



.65 



2.25 



.15 



.40 



.50 



1.75 



